Use your SafeStart CERTS to avoid the
line-of-fire in real-life story
Description of Incident:
I was kneeling on the floor to fill fridge packs on the bottom shelf at my last stop of the day. I was working on the pallet when I twisted my back from left to right to reach for a fridge pack. Something cracked in my lower back and I felt immediate pain.
Which of the four states were involved in this incident?
Fatique and complacency
After I finished working on a big delivery at my prior stop, I went to my last store and started working the shelf. I was a little tired since it was the end of the day and I wasn't really paying attention (mind not on task) to how I was lifting since I do it all day long.
What critical Error(s) increased the risk of this incident?
Mind Not On task
from lifting boxes all day, I do it without thinking sometimes.
What Critical Error Reduction Technique (CERT) could have been used to prevent this incident?
Self-trigger on the state so you don't make a critical error
Work on habits
I twisted my body instead of moving/turning my entire body. By twisting, it caused excessive strain on my lower back.
Use YOUR CERTS
(look at others for patterns that increase the risk of injury)
to AVOID the LINE-OF-FIRE!
